Alex Brown

Alex Brown is a contemporary novelist whose books include Whitby, King of Nothing, Tomorrow’s Train, and It Watched Me. His work ranges from Gothic and psychological fiction to dark comedy and poetry. This is his official author website, with a complete books catalogue, biography, independent review sources, and contact information for readers and the media.

Alex Brown was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, where he remains based. Denver also provides the comedy-club setting for King of Nothing, his debut novel about stand-up comedian Jon Anderson.

The novels can be read independently; there is no required series order. Start with Whitby for Gothic atmosphere and psychological suspense, King of Nothing for dark comedy and a turbulent portrait of ambition, or Tomorrow’s Train for a novel concerned with fate, memory, and the consequences of personal choices.

Whitby follows a troubled author who retreats to the seaside town of Whitby, England, and becomes entangled with the enigmatic Elise. The novel brings together Gothic horror, psychological obsession, desire, dependency, and biotech immortality against the town’s cliffs and abbey ruins. Visit the Whitby book page for the synopsis, Kirkus review, launch video, and available editions.

King of Nothing follows Jon Anderson, a Denver stand-up comedian whose rising career collides with anxiety, alcoholism, and a destructive relationship. Brown’s debut pairs dark humor with an intimate account of self-doubt and ambition. The King of Nothing page brings together the novel, critical praise, audiobook, and information about its feature screenplay.

Tomorrow’s Train explores fate, memory, and the lives people build or leave behind. A chance encounter between two strangers on a train becomes a reckoning with their choices. Read the Tomorrow’s Train synopsis and find the purchase link on its dedicated book page.

It Watched Me is Alex Brown’s novel about surveillance, paranoia, and the unsettling sense of being observed. Its story examines privacy and obsession through a protagonist who feels watched by something he cannot name. The It Watched Me page includes the synopsis, a Reedsy Discovery review excerpt, and a purchase link.

Yes. Words Are Snakes With Arms: A Year in Poems is his poetry collection, published in 2024. The book gathers a year of poems concerned with desire, grief, humor, rage, and emotional experience, offering a different form of the direct, psychologically attentive voice found in his fiction.

Alex Brown is a contributor to Beneath the White Lattice, an anthology published in 2025. It is a collection featuring multiple writers, rather than a solo Alex Brown novel. The catalogue identifies it separately from his novels and poetry.

These are editions of classic works to which Alex Brown has contributed introductory or concluding material. The catalogue includes Morgan Robertson’s The Wreck of the Titan, or Futility, L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, and Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. The original authors retain authorship; each book page identifies Brown’s contribution and the edition’s availability.

The Books page links to individual titles, their descriptions, and their purchase destinations. Use those title-specific links to find the correct Alex Brown books, particularly Whitby and King of Nothing, rather than relying on an author-name search alone. Retailers display current formats, prices, and regional availability.

Yes. Both have Audible editions linked from their book pages. Whitby is narrated by Eric Jason Martin. Visit King of Nothing for its separate audiobook link. Audible provides the current listening options and availability for your region.

The Press & Reviews page links to Kirkus Reviews’ coverage of Whitby and King of Nothing, Reedsy Discovery’s coverage of It Watched Me, and other published features. It also distinguishes BLCKLST’s screenplay evaluation from reviews of the novels, so readers can see which work and format each source discusses.

Yes. Alex Brown’s feature screenplay is listed on BLCKLST and the International Screenwriters’ Association (ISA). The King of Nothing book page brings together the public project links, the supplied BLCKLST project card, selected evaluation material, and a direct screenplay-inquiry contact.

For rights or adaptation consideration, contact info@openkimonopress.com and name the title and proposed use in your message. Whitby and King of Nothing each have a Rights & Adaptation section on their book pages. An inquiry does not imply that rights have been granted or that an adaptation is in production.

Use the Contact & Media page for interviews, event invitations, publishing inquiries, or reader correspondence. Include your outlet or organization, the book you want to discuss, your proposed format, and any deadline. The downloadable PDF media kit is available from Press & Reviews, alongside published coverage.

The reader signup on the homepage is the place to subscribe for news from Alex Brown. You can also return to the Books page for current title information or send a reader message through Contact & Media.